Folding storm-legging.



T. D. MILLER.

FOLDING STORM LEGGING.

APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 13, 1908.

` Patented May 11, 1909.

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'THEODORE D. MILLER, OF NEW. YORK, N. Y., AssIeNOR OF ONE-HALF To JOSEPH MILLER,

I OF YoNKERs, NEW YORK.

FOLDING STORM-LE GGIN G.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 1 1, 1909.

Application med :une 1a, isos. serial No. 438,324.

To alt whom it myconcern."

Be 1t known that I, THEODORE D. MILLER,

- a citizen ofthe United States, anda resident ofthe city of New York,borough of the Bronx, in the county and State of New York,

K have invented a new and Improved Folding -r ried in the pocket or in a lcase when A sion of means for tion, 1n which similar characters of reference V indicate corresponding parts all the gu'res f Figure. 1 is a perspective showing-a air of legglngs, oneappearing in its norma position while 1n use, andthe other partially lremoved so as to exhibit the various parts and to showlthe partial support of the legging upon a shoetop,- legging alone, this view showing one edgeiof thalegging as turned over so as toeXhibit varlous fastening members; and Fig. 3 is an enlarged substantially vertical section upon the line 3-3 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrow, and showing various'folds of the legging, stays mounted within these folds, the view further showing one of the hooks for suplporting the bottom of the legging upon av shoe to The egging is made in two principal sections 4, 4a, in order to enable it to be readily folded. Mounted upon one edge-of the section 4 are pocket strips 5, 6. and intthe proximatemiddle of the. leggin are two other pocket strips 7, 8 practica ly merging together at their inner ends.

The pocket Strips are secured by aid of stitches `9, p10..

Smaller pocket Astrips 11, 12 are provided,

' the various -pocket strips-'being sewed upon the sections 4, 4, constituting pockets. Mounted within these pockets are stri s. 13, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 of metal, these strips eing of different lengths according to the lengths l22 of spring metal.

ose being to provide a legging.`

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the andfastening members and of the pockets and the uses to which the stri s are adapted, as hereinafter explained an as indicated in Figs. 2 and 3.

Pocket strips 18, 19, similar tothose above mentioned are disposed upon one edge of the section 4a and similarly form pockets. Mounted withinfthese pockets are strips 21, A plate 20 is mounted upon t and the'up er edge of the ocket strip 19, as will be understood from ig. 1. ThIs plate reinforces the material at the point in question and prevents its readily breaking when Vfolded `or unfolded. It also prevents the metallic strips from wearing through.

' `Mounted upon'the upper en'd of the strip 21 by aid of a rivet`21 a, is'a clasp 23 rovided with wings 24 bent outwardly an toward each other, as indicated in Fig. 2. The clasp 23 isp'rovided' furtherv with a portion 25 `.whichextends through the material of the section 4*L and engages directly the strip 21, as indicated in Fig. 3. Similarly, vby aid of a rivet 26a, a clasp 26 is mounted upon the lower end ofthe strip 21 and is providedv with a portion 27 which extends through the section 4 and is secured directly to the strip. The clasp 26 is provided with wings 28 bent toward each other. At the bottom of the strip 22, and connected thereto by a'rivet 29a, is a clasp 29 provided with wings 30 and with a portion 31 bent upwardly and backwar'dlv, extending through the sectio14a and directly engaging the strip 22.

Al rivet 33 and a clasp-34 secure the lower edges 32, 35 of the leggmg, which-are bent upwardly, as indicated in Figs. 2 and 3. The clasp 34 is also' secured to the lower edge of the legging by a strap 36. A similar strap 37 is securedl te-t'he legging by. the rivet 33.

lThe straps 36, 37 are respectively provided with a hook 38,39. Trousers are shown at 40, and a shoe top at 41. -The hooks 38, 39 are adapted to engage the upper edges ofthe shoe top, as indicated in Figs. 1 and 3.

My invention is used as follows: ln order to don the legging the hooks 38, 39 are forced intov engagement with the shoe'top, the section 4a of the legging being at the rear, and the section 4 being free. This section is now grasped' by thehand, as indicated at the left of Fig. 1, and'bent around. The projecting ends of the strips 14, 15 are next fitted inside e lower edge of the pocket strip 18 wings and the stri s in question together' of the wings 24, 28, 30. ging securely in position, as indicated at the right in Fig. 1.

It will be noted that b aid of the straps 36. 37 the weight of the egging is supported wholly or partially upon the shoe top. strips 13, 138L being hidden in the material of the leggingl afford to the to and bottom edges of the leggin considerab e stiffness and this serves to hol the strips 14, 15 in their respective proper positions. When these strips are fitted within the wings mating them, the legging has considerable stiffness. That is to say, when the strips 14, 15 are brought around and their adjacent ends are fitted within the wings 24, 2S and-30, these constitute practical y a single strip extending from top to bottom of the legging, and since the opposite edges of the legging are brought into overlapping position, it necessarily follows that they are properly held in position by the action of t e strips 14, 15 now held rigidly together. The strips 16, 17 are not rendered rigid at anytime as this is not necessary, the other strips rendering the legging sufficiently stiff While in use.

In order to fold the legging, it is bent first from side to side and then from bottom to top. This preserves a crease in the legging and enables the legging to be carried in the pocket or in an appropriate case, as desired.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. In a legging, the combination of a body portion provided with pockets, strips of spring material mounted within some of said Thev This holds the legl pockets and com letely hidden, other strips of spring materia said pockets and having ends projecting therefrom, and a clasp mounted upon said body of resilient material, said clasp being provided with portions for engaging the projecting ends of said strips for the purpose of temporarily holding the same together.

A legging comprising a body portion of resilient material ,pocket strips mounted upon said body portion, strips of spring materialconnected with said body portion by aid of said poolet strips, said pocket strips being disposed end to end and spaced relatively to each other so as to enable said body portion to be folded, and a clasp mounted upon said body portion for temporarily holding togetlher the ends of said strips of spring materia 3. A legging comprising a bodyv portion of fiexible material provided' with edges to be overlapped, metal ic strips mounted adjacent to one of said edges and disposed in alinement with each other, said metallic strips being provided with ends rojecting toward each other butseparated ffy as little space for the purpose of facilitating the folding of the legging,and a clasp mounted upon the opposite edge of said body portion and adapted for engagement with the two adjacent ends of said strips.

-In testimony whereof I have signed my name -to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

THEODORE D. MILLER. Witnesses:

WALTON HARRISON, 'EVERARD B. MARSHALL.

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